Glycidyl methacrylate–tert-butyl acrylate copolymers: Synthesis, characterization, and thermal studies

✍ Scribed by Dhal, Pradeep K. ;Babu, Gaddam N.

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1984
• Weight: 503 KB
• Volume: 22
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0360-6376
• DOI: 10.1002/pol.1984.170220804

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

Glycidyl methacrylate was copolymerized with tert‐butyl acrylate in bulk at 60°C using benzoyl peroxide as free radical initiator. The copolymer composition was determined by chemical analysis as well as from ^13^C‐NMR data. The monomer reactivity ratios were calculated by using the YBR method. The number average sequence length of the copolymers was determined from ^13^C‐NMR data and compared with those obtained from reactivity ratios. The intrinsic viscosity of the copolymers was determined in DMF, and thermal stability as well as mechanism of thermal degradation of the copolymers were evaluated.